Russian roulette

:Russian Roulette is also the title of a game show produced by the Game Show Network.

Notable Russian roulette incidents

Reality

On December 24, 1954 the American blues musician Johnny Ace shot himself to death in Texas playing Russian roulette in a dressing room before a concert.

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December 24 - 1954 - Blues - Johnny Ace - Texas

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On June 12, 2001, Clinton Pope, a 16-year-old young criminal who had been drinking and smoking marijuana for the night, fired a bullet into his face while playing Russian roulette before his friends in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. He was sent to a hospital and was in critical but stable condition.

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June 12 - 2001 - Marijuana - St. Petersburg, Florida - U.S.

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On March 29, 2003, Evan Below, a 14-year-old boy, shot and killed himself while playing Russian roulette with a .38-caliber revolver in the kitchen of a friend's house in Casper, Wyoming, U.S. The weapon was taken by the houseowner's son from his mother's bedroom.

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March 29 - 2003 - Casper, Wyoming

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On August 7, 2004, Nadera Samantha Goodson, 16, shot her boyfriend, Michael Gerald Henry, 18, dead while they were playing a version of Russian roulette in a house in Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. She was charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.

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August 7 - 2004 - Jamaica - Queens - New York - Manslaughter

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On August 23, 2004, a 25-year-old Greek soldier, Antonis Syros, was shot in the forehead by a revolver that had held a single bullet at the gates of an Olympic village at Mount Parnitha in Athens, Greece. He was playing Russian roulette "jokingly" with Christos Chloros, a policeman, while he was standing guard.

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August 23 - 2004 - Greek soldier - Olympic village - Parnitha - Athens - Greece - Policeman

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Entertainment

On October 5 2003, famous mind control magician Derren Brown played Russian roulette on British television Channel 4. Even though the stunt was apparently being broadcast live, it was later revealed to being broadcast on a slight delay and if anything had gone wrong the programme would have cut to a black screen. The stunt was condemned by some as being irresponsible, and a statement by the police that they had been informed of the arrangements in advance and were satisfied that "at no time was anyone at risk" made it clear that the incident was at least partially a hoax. However, it was proved on the prerecorded segment of the programme that at point blank range even a blank cartridge may cause concussion to the head, deafness or burns. Exactly what precautions Brown took to avoid this are still unknown likely none.

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October 5 - 2003 - Mind control - Magician - Derren Brown - Channel 4 - Blank

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In Season 3 of the television program 24, main character Jack Bauer is forced to play a game of Russian roulette when taken prisoner. Actor Kiefer Sutherland preceded the episode with an announcement from the Americans For Gun Safety Foundation, addressing the issue of gun safety. This episode originally aired on November 25, 2003.

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24 - Jack Bauer - Kiefer Sutherland - Americans For Gun Safety Foundation - Gun safety - November 25 - 2003

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